Cloud Defensive Security Assessments Manager

• You are a problem solver with significant experience in cyber security, specialising in cyber defensive assessments, specifically identification and remediation.
• We are one of the largest Cyber Security teams in the southern hemisphere.
• Together we will build tomorrow's bank today, using world-leading engineering, technology, and innovation.

Your business:

The Cyber Security team protects the bank and our customers from theft, loss and risk events, through effective and proactive management of cyber security, privacy and operational risk.

Cyber Defence Operations (CDO) helps protect the group from malicious activity by providing a combination of Cyber Defence and Cyber Attack teams. The Cyber Defensive Assessments Team enables CDO to appropriately prevent, defend, detect and respond to cyber security incidents.

Your new team

The Cyber Defensive Assessments team plays a critical role in our managing CBA's cybersecurity posture. We are seeking a manager who will be responsible for leading a team dedicated to conducting comprehensive cloud assessments, identifying vulnerabilities, and enabling continuous improvement across Cyber Defence Operations.

Your Impact and Contribution:

The Cyber Defensive Assessments Team are part of the wider Cyber Defence Operations Division, and work closely with all CDO, as well as the broader Technology teams. As the Cyber Defensive Assessments Manager, you are the subject matter expert in AWS and/or Azure responsible for identifying security weaknesses, leading solutions, services and project initiatives across Technology.

You will act as the cloud security SME and escalation path, drawing on your expertise in one or more of the following domains: AWS or Azure, incident response in cloud environments, cloud security, cyber security control effectiveness, host analysis, network forensics, malware analysis, threat intelligence, and system administration.

You will also:

• Lead and manage a team of cyber assessment professionals, ensuring the team effectively identify, assess, and mitigate potential cyber risks.
• Use cyber security tools to gather information and perform investigations within the Group's environment.
• Determine best practice approaches for monitoring, undertaking incident response, and managing cyber control hygiene.
• Document appropriate ways to detect, prevent, and isolate suspicious activity.
• Assist the CDO team with any incident response and remediation activities related to workloads.
• Review security controls in affected environment(s) to identify gaps and provide input into post incident reporting.

We are interested in people who:

Are a cyber security expert with a strong commitment to delivering comprehensive defensive reports, solutions, and services to safeguard the organisation. As a cloud security SME, you will leverage your experience from a similar role, where you managed extensive and intricate security solutions and coordinated incident response initiatives.

You will bring:

• Proficiency in cybersecurity operations or other cyber discipline preferred.
• Proven experience in Cloud security across AWS or Azure is essential.
• Proven expertise in cyber assessment, risk analysis, and incident response.
• Experience in AWS and/or Azure cloud security controls.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to work collaboratively across various departments and teams
• Bachelor's degree in information technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field is preferred.
• Professional certifications such as CISSP, information security, information technology, risk management or equivalent discipline is highly desirable.

If this role is of interested to you, please apply directly or reach out to have a confidential discussion in more detail.

Whether you're passionate about customer service, driven by data, or called by creativity, a career here is for you.

Our people bring their diverse backgrounds and unique perspectives to build a respectful, inclusive and flexible workplace. One where we're driven by our values, and supported to share ideas, initiatives, and energy. One where making a positive impact for customers, communities and each other is part of our every day.

Here, you'll thrive. You'll be supported when faced with challenges, and empowered to tackle new opportunities. We really love working here, and we think you will too.

We're determined to make a real difference for Australia's first peoples. We encourage all interested applicants to apply. If you're already part of the Commonwealth Bank Group (including Bankwest), you'll need to apply through Sidekick to submit a valid application. We're keen to support you with the next step in your career.